Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-01
MICHIGAN AFFAIRS

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alarm service at Adrian are being strung
and the system will soon be in operation.
-Houghton farmers are having consid-
erable trouble with wolves. The beasts
make nightly raids on sheep hocks and
chicken coops.
Three Adrian small boys started West
to grow up with the Indians and become
mighty hunters. They got as far as But
Ter, Ind, and were glad to be sent back
home.
-Sunfeld, the new station on the new
branch Of the Detroit, Lansing and North
ern, has lnmber-yard, needs grist- mill,
and is to have weekly newspaper. Will
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Judge Geddes, of tho Probate Court
Of Adrian, dismissed petition lately filed
in his court for the appointment of q
guardian for Mrs. Jane Nelson, lady of
20. residing in Fairfield. Her son George
asked for guardian. but SO vigorously did
the old lady protest that il was very evil
dent she could not only manage her own
affairs, but could "tune up" her boy with
a slipper if necessary, and probably would
do SO if he didn't keep out Of roach.
Adrian claims man who has been in
actual service as fireman more years con-
tinuously than any other person connected
with any department in Michigan. irving
A. Aldrich concluded his forty-frst year
of service on the 23d day of last May, aud
still has the documentary evidence Of his
first appointment. Mr.. Aldrich joined
the department in the days Of thu old
hand-engines when steamer had never
been thought of. Notwithstanding this
fact, the present force has no member
more efficient than this old veteran.
"A y-year-Uaa- Randalnh GRAY.
den, farmer near Taylor Center, in a
spirit of childish foolhardiness recently
shot and killed his sister, two years older
than himself. The boy got his fathers re-
volver and boasted 10 his sister of his
knowledge of the weapon. 1t was loaded,
but the lad was presumably ignorant of the
fact. He pointed the revolver at his sis
ter's head, remarking as he held it within
few inches Of her temple: "If you was
burglar I'd shoot you just like that" He
pulled the trigger, but the cartridge failed
to explode. He raised the hammer aud
again pulled the trigger, still aiming the
revolver squarely at the side Of her head.
The report startled the household, and the
She died In an hour. Mr.. Grayden is up
in the north woods cunning, and his friends
have been unable TO get word TO him of the
tragedy.
THAT there is quite belt of sandstone
underlying Jackson, and portions of the
county, has been known for a number of
years, but it has never been examine to
any extent. Several small surface quar-
ries have been opened aud a considerable
amount of foundation stone taken out. The
latest of these were ore in the northeast
part of the city, one in the park and one on
Franklin street, between New York aud
Milwaukee streets. Master Mechanic
Howind, of the prison, has recently had
his attention called to another outcropping
of the stone on the prison land, just north
of the coal mine. He has examined it to
the depth of twelve feet, and finds that the
stone grows better as the depth increases.
AS this is the case with all the large quar-
ries of the country, he thinks first-class
building stone will be found there. Fur
ther examination will be made, and should
the expectations be realized quarry will
be opened and the stone utilized for build
ing purposes. This would be a great help
to Jackson, as tho principal cost of sand
stone there is the freight on 1t from the
quarries.
Church circles are a good deal exer-
cised over a scandal between the Rev. j.
NJ. Getchell and his wife, Mr.. Getchell is
the pastor of the Universalist church at
Tecumseh. He married his wife at Co.
lumbus, Pa, Sept. Is, 1875. They came
TO Tecumseh several years ago, and appar-
emily lived harmoniously and happily un-
til Nov, s, when Mrs. Getchell suddenly
left town and has not since returned. She
published notice in the papers that the
Myrtle Club, of which she was Treasurer,
would find its money deposited in the bank
subject to the order Of the President. Re-
Gently bill for divorce was fled in the
Circuit Court at Adrian by Mrs. Gretchell,
making a number of sensational charges.
She claims that Immediately after their
wedding Mr.. Getchell declared he had
right TO inflict corporal punishment on his
wife whenever he considered it necessary,
and from that time on until she left him he
put his belief into execution, and only the
day before she left him he assaulted her
before she had risen, dragged her out OF
bed, and was only prevented from throw
ing her down stairs by the opportuns pres
ence of lodger. An injunction was
issued by the court restraining Mr.. Gctch-
ell from disposing OF his property. When
the writ was served Mr.. Getchell said be
would fight the proceedings to the bitter
end; that the presence in the house Of
young man named Clarence Monaghan was
the cause of the trouble between himself
and Mrs. Getchell, aud he intimated thlt
at the proper time he should make some
sensational developments.
The ladies OF Pulaski are on the point
OF organizing vigilance committee for the